Nonstop flight route between Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and Salem, Oregon, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands and McNary Field (SLE), Salem, Oregon, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 5,143 miles (or 8,277 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Maastricht Aachen Airport and McNary Field, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Maastricht Aachen Airport and McNary Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | MST / EHBK |
Airport Name: | Maastricht Aachen Airport |
Location: | Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 50°54'56"N by 5°46'36"E |
Area Served: | Maastricht, Netherlands Aachen, Germany |
Operator/Owner: | Maastricht Aachen Airport BV |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 375 feet (114 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MST |
More Information: | MST Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | SLE / KSLE |
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Location: | Salem, Oregon, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 44°54'33"N by 123°0'8"W |
Area Served: | Salem, Oregon |
Operator/Owner: | City of Salem |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 214 feet (65 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from SLE |
More Information: | SLE Maps & Info |
Facts about Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST):
- The furthest airport from Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,935 miles (19,207 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) currently has only 1 runway.
- Maastricht Aachen Airport handled 36,300 passengers last year.
- Because of Maastricht Aachen Airport's relatively low elevation of 375 feet, planes can take off or land at Maastricht Aachen Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- Domestic travel picked up as well, and newly created NLM CityHopper started to operate a service between Maastricht and Amsterdam Schiphol in 1966.
- Around 1980 the airport changed its name to "Maastricht Airport".
- The closest airport to Maastricht Aachen Airport (MST) is NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen E–3A Component (GKE), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) ENE of MST.
- An ILS system, which allows landings in poor weather, was built in 1967, for runway 22 only.
- The runway was 5,565 feet and reinforced with pierced steel planks.
- The Maastricht Upper Area Control Centre of the European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation is also located on the airport.
- The instrument landing system for runway 21 was upgraded to category III in 2008, which allows landings in very low visibility conditions.
- On 14 May 1985, Pope John Paul II held an open air mass for 50,000 people at the airport, as part of his visit to the Netherlands.
Facts about McNary Field (SLE):
- In addition to being known as "McNary Field", another name for SLE is "Salem Municipal AirportSalem Army Airfield".
- The furthest airport from McNary Field (SLE) is Tôlanaro Airport (FTU), which is located 10,954 miles (17,628 kilometers) away in Tôlanaro, Madagascar.
- Because of McNary Field's relatively low elevation of 214 feet, planes can take off or land at McNary Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The Oregon Army National Guard - Army Aviation Support Facility and charter flights also use the facilities.
- McNary Field (SLE) has 2 runways.
- McNary Field covers 751 acres at an elevation of 214 feet.
- McNary Field is in Marion County, Oregon, two miles southeast of Salem, which owns it.
- The closest airport to McNary Field (SLE) is Corvallis Municipal Airport (CVO), which is located 32 miles (51 kilometers) SSW of SLE.